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The Society of Physics Students at the University of Tennessee is a registered student organization open to all students, faculty and staff members with an interest in Physics, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, or national origin. The purpose of SPS is to provide extra-curricular activities to students, faculty and staff interested in Physics.
The University of Tennessee SPS chapter is currently enjoying a period of tremendous success and growth. This phenomenon can be attributed to three key factors: strong leadership, innovative programs, and departmental support.
The UT SPS has enthusiastic, dedicated leadership from students who are unfazed by-and in fact welcome-new and challenging ideas. We aggressively recruit new members and are one of the largest chapters in the country. Several students share responsibility for directing the chapter's course and organizing its many and varied programs.
UT's SPS has worked hard to build a repertoire of projects that are fun and challenging; enlightening and service-oriented. SPS has used physics demonstrations to dazzle and entertain UT alumni during homecoming and has raised money by selling homemade ice cream frozen with liquid nitrogen.
The physics faculty is proud of the contributions the SPS makes to the overall life of the department. They actively encourage student development by including students on departmental committees, involving undergraduates in special events, and providing an undergraduate lounge where they can study and socialize.
Our undergraduate lounge, located on the sixth floor of Nielsen Physics building, provides a place for students to relax between classes, take a much needed nap, or study for upcoming Physics tests.
UT's SPS chapter received the following awards from the national Society of Physics Students. Our page on the national SPS sponsored website, the Nucleus, can be viewed here: Tennessee.
SPS Blake Lilly Prize (2003-2004)
SPS Undergraduate Research Award (2002-2003)
SPS Outstanding Chapter Award (2002-2003)
SPS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher (Olga Ovchinnikov, 2003-2004)
Nucleus Featured Chapter, Individual Awards for summer story posts
| Steven Boada | President | sboada@utk.edu |
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| John Carruth | Vice President | jcarrut2@utk.edu |
| Ron Goans | Treasurer | rgoans@utk.edu |
| Alex McCaskey | Secretary | amccaskey@utk.edu |
| Daine Wright | Activities Coordinator | dwrigh14@utk.edu |
| Rachel Kuchar & John Whittingham | Webmasters | rkuchar@utk.edu jwhitti2@utk.edu |
The general SPS e-mail is sps@utk.edu.
Last updated 09/02/2006 by R. Kuchar, contact SPS at sps@utk.edu